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The  Business  and  Professional  Women’s  Club 
of  Weatherford  announce  a public  opening  of  the  Li- 
brary which  they  have  established. 

The  library  movement  was  begun  about  six 
months  ago.  A public  reception  was  held,  at  which 
each  guest  was  asked  to  bring  a book;  this  resulted 
in  the  collection  of  a good  many  volumes;  and  the 
number  has  been  since  increased. 

The  library  will  be  kept  in  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce . 

There  are  also  libraries  in  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce  rooms  at  San  Marcos  and  at  Chilli cothe. 

Elizabeth  H • West,  State  Librarian, 

State  Chairman  of  Library  Extension, 

T*  F . W*  C. 


February  2,  1922. 


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February  6,  1922. 

The  Carnegie  Library  of  Abilene  reports  a circulation  of  14,557  volumes 
for  1921,  or  1.41  volumes  per  capita,  the  population  according  to  the  1920  cen- 
sus being  10,274.  For  the  same  period,  Corsicana,  with  a population  of  11,356, 
reports  a circulation  of  5l»123,  or  4.43;  Tyler,  with  a population  of  12,0^5  re- 
ports a circulation  of  38,957  > or  3*22  per  capita. 

The  highest  monthly  circulation  in  Abilene  was  1,748,  in  June;  the  lowest, 

1039 > in  December.  The  highest  daily  circulation  was  99  > in  October. 

The  total  expense  of  the  Abilene  Library  was  $ 2,479*46,  of  which  the  City 
contributed  $ 1,966.62;  of  the  Corsicana  Library  $ 5 .’765*63,  of  which  $ 5,668  .18 
was  derived  from  city  taxes  and  interest  thereon.  Abilene,  it  is  pointed  out, 
has  therefore  spent  .20  cents  per  capita,  Corsicana  .50  cents  per  capita  for  this 
form  of  public  education. 

El  Faso  Public  Library  is  planning  a chain  of  public  library  branches  in 

the  public  shcool. 

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The  Dallas  Public  Library  featured  books  on  thrift  in  its  published 
book  lists  for  the  week  of  January  22. 

The  Potter  County  Library  and  Rest  Room  will  be  erected  at  a cost  of  about 
$ 20,000  on  the  southwest  corner  of  the  courthouse  square. 

The  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  Chillicothe  has  installed  at  the  City  Hall 
the  library  which  it  hopes  to  make  the  nucleus  of  a county  library  for  Hardeman 
County.  Mrs.  May  S.  Roberts,  Assistant  Secretary,  is  in  charge. 

Like  the  San  Marcos  Chamber  of  Commerce,  the  Chillicothe  Library  began 
with  a traveling  library  unit  lent  by  the  State  Library,  and  added  to  this 
nucleus  a number  of  books  given  by  the  citizens. 

San  Marcos  women  have  recently  made  a house-to-house  canvas  for  books  to 
a^d  to  their  library.  As  a result,  it  is  stated,  the  library  now  contains  about 
500  volumes,  and  new  books  are  being  given  almost  daily. 


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February  14,  1922. 

The  Waco  Public  Library  reports  a circulation  for  1921  of  1 37  > 396 , an 
increase  of  21,508  volumes  over  the  1921  record,  it  was  stated  today  at  the 
Texas  State  Library.  The  average  daily  circulation  was  about  447  volumes  for 
the  307  days  the  library  was  open  for  lending.  The  average  per  capita  for 
Waco's  38,500  population  is  about  3-57* 

Miss  Elizabeth  H.  West,  State  Librarian,  is  watching  with  interest  the 
comparative  statistics  in  reference  to  the  reading  .in  towns  having  public  li- 
braries . 

Miss  West  states  that  of  all  the  smaller  and  middle-sized  cities  whose 
reports  of  library  circulation  for  1921  have  so  far  reached  her,  Corsicana  is 
now  in  the  lead,  having  issued  4.43  books  per  capita. 


The  Dallas  Public  Library  recently  i>rokj^ts  record  with  a Saturday 
.cjrpuT ation  of  1736.  the  highest  in  the  wh o years  of  the  Li- 
brary's history. 


Miss  Blanche  Hawk,  of  the  St.  Louis  Public  Library  Staff,  ha9  succeeded 
Miss  Mae  Foley  as  librarian  of  the  Southwest  Texas  State  Normal  College  at 
San  Marcos . 


In  comparing  the  lists  of  books  featured  by  the  public  libraries  of 
the  State,  Miss  Elizabeth  H.  West,  State  Librarian,  notes  that  the  larger  li- 
braries, which  have  been  in  existence  for  twenty  yes.rs  or  more,  are  featur- 
ing non-fiction;  on  the  other  hand,  smaller  libraries,  which  are  struggling 
to  gain  a foothold,  are  featuring  the  newest  popular  novels.  In  Miss  West's 
opinion,  this  is  a natural  development. 

Time  and  again  libraries  have  been  able  to  lead  the  public  on  from 
light  fiction  to  the  more  serious-minded  books,  though  the  best-seller,  like 
the  poor,  is  always  with  us. 


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